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Life, Death & Three-year Retreat – HIGHLIGHT
This is the fourth article in a series on Sopa Choling and the three-year retreat experience. Sharon Keegan shares how personal experiences of impermanence led her into a three-year retreat, and guided her activity in the world when she emerged. Be sure to read the ... continuePosted January 30, 2011 by
Discovering Enlightened Society at Sopa Choling – HIGHLIGHT
This is the third article in a series on Sopa Choling and the three-year retreat experience. Shastri Chuck Whetsell describes his experience of discovering enlightened society, slogan by slogan, during his three-year retreat at Sopa Choling. Be sure to read the fourth article and click ... continuePosted January 28, 2011 by
Following a Path of Practice – HIGHLIGHT
This is the second article in a series on Sopa Choling and the three-year retreat experience. As Lelia Calder discovered, on the path of practice a three-year retreat may be the next step, however surprising or daunting it may seem. She shares how she arrived at the ... continuePosted January 26, 2011 by
A Three-year Retreat for Our Mandala – HIGHLIGHT
This is the first article in a series on Sopa Choling and the three-year retreat experience. On July 15, 2010, Acharya Larry Mermelstein presided at the gate-opening ceremony celebrating the completion of a full retreat cycle at Sopa Choling, the three-year retreat center located at ... continuePosted January 24, 2011 by
30 Years Ago at Lake Louise – HIGHLIGHT
Photos from 1981 Vajradhatu Seminary By Tony Bouret This reminiscence from the 1981 Vajradhatu Seminary was broadcast by Tony Bouret on sangha_announce. With his permission, we have reproduced a selection of his photographs below. It’s been 30 years! The 1981 Vajradhatu Seminary was the last of three held ... continuePosted January 22, 2011 by
Tonglen Tango – HIGHLIGHT
Medium of the breath – tonglen tango a poem by Kunga Dawa LISTEN: medium-of-the-breath-tonglen-tango Alright, I’ll write, not words reflected on but starbursts of radiant light from nowhere, the deepest inner space. It’s neither here nor there, it’s everywhere, its messenger the bright green hummingbird with scarlet throat sipping from red geranium ... continuePosted January 20, 2011 by
First Open Sky Weekend in Oz – HIGHLIGHT
This fall, 21 Aussies completed Level V and the Heart of Warriorship. This is the first time in Australia that a Shambhala Training Level V has been offered. Maria Losurdo shares her experience of traveling and training in the massive country of Oz. In November, a ... continuePosted January 18, 2011 by
Finding Chogyam Trungpa’s Escape Route – HIGHLIGHT
Join us in celebrating the premiere of Touch and Go by Grant MacLean. This documentary traces the escape route over Himalaya that Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche used in 1959 to lead hundreds of Tibetans to safety in India. The first two parts of Touch and Go can ... continuePosted January 16, 2011 by
The Cool Realm – HIGHLIGHT
Acharya Michael Greenleaf attempts to bring equanimity into the world of teenagers. “Look at you two with the signs on your jackets. You look funny.” My wife, Jeanine, was referring to the logos on our fleece jackets, the ones worn by our oldest granddaughter, Camille and me. ... continuePosted January 15, 2011 by michaelgreenleaf
A Children’s Sun Sadhana – HIGHLIGHT
Rochelle Weithorn recorded the New York City Children’s Day performance, which was based on the I-Ching and had the structure of a sadhana. It was written and directed by Jack Niland, produced by Genevieve Waltcher, featured the Milarepa Children’s Chorus, and starred Kings and Queens of ... continuePosted January 13, 2011 by
Key Developments in Our Mandala – HIGHLIGHT
The Kalapa Council has offered an overview of what’s been happening across our mandala since their update last June. This far-ranging report highlights the Shambhala Lineage, Mukpo Family, Practice and Education, Governance, the Dorje Kasung, Shambhala Europe, Shambhala Media, Shambhala Online and our networked community, Major ... continuePosted January 11, 2011 by Richard_Reoch
Lonely Together: The ROW Sangha Gathers – HIGHLIGHT
Gordon Shotwell describes the first annual gathering for graduates of Rights of Warriorship. “The nature of the ROW sangha is that we are committed to respecting one another’s capacity to be lonely.” -Corey Kohn For more than twenty years, Rites of Warriorship (ROW) has been the entry point ... continuePosted January 9, 2011 by
The Sakyong in Deep Retreat
The Sakyong has arrived in Pharping, Nepal for a period of strict retreat to conclude his year of retreat. He asked that the following update be shared with the community. It is followed by photos of the Sakyong on retreat in Nepal and the Sakyong on ... continuePosted January 4, 2011 by
It’s Not Easy Being Blue – HIGHLIGHT
By Elaine Logan Depression doesn’t have to rule my life—but I don’t have to pretend it isn’t there, either. Eeyore doesn’t mess about. You know Eeyore, he’s the donkey in the Winnie the Pooh stories. When there’s a birthday party, Eeyore is sure it won’t be for him. When ... continuePosted January 3, 2011 by
A Partnership at the Heart of the Kalapa Capital Centre – HIGHLIGHT
“The escalating threat to the world’s environment and climate stem from a profound predicament that affects all humanity. We are ever more rapidly losing our connection with the sacred nature of our world. This tragedy affects us in so many ways, but at its heart, ... continuePosted January 1, 2011 by